Come and join us for the General Assembly! Make your voice heard! There's a lot to discuss and organize. Everyone is very welcome to join us for the GA on Oct 9th. Looking forward to seeing a lot of you there

We are a people-powered movement, protesting against the increasing social and economic injustice in this country. Since the financial crisis the government has made sure to maintain the status quo and let the people who caused this crisis get off scot-free, whilst conversely ensuring that the people of this country pay the price, in particular those most vulnerable. What we have in common is that we are the other 99%, that we want People over Profit, that we are making our voices heard against greed and corruption and for a democratic and just society. And we are doing that in a non-violent and peaceful way.

A worldwide shift in revolutionary tactics is underway right now that bodes well for the future. The spirit of this fresh tactic, a fusion of Tahrir with the acampadas of Spain, is captured in this quote:

The antiglobalization movement was the first step on the road. Back then our model was to attack the system like a pack of wolves. There was an alpha male, a wolf who led the pack, and those who followed behind. Now the model has evolved. Today we are one big swarm of people.
— Raimundo Viejo, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain

The beauty of this new formula, and what makes this novel tactic exciting, is its pragmatic simplicity: we talk to each other in various physical gatherings and virtual people's assemblies … we zero in on what our one demand will be, a demand that awakens the imagination and, if achieved, would propel us toward the real democracy of the future … and then we go out and seize a square of singular symbolic significance and put our asses on the line to make it happen...

lulz.. i thought that too.. I just lifted the 'statement' as verbatim....
As it goes a few of them have appeared in the states as well as Ron Paul disciples
ah well might make for some craic if the occupation drags on!!

A worldwide shift in revolutionary tactics is underway right now that bodes well for the future. The spirit of this fresh tactic, a fusion of Tahrir with the acampadas of Spain, is captured in this quote:

The antiglobalization movement was the first step on the road. Back then our model was to attack the system like a pack of wolves. There was an alpha male, a wolf who led the pack, and those who followed behind. Now the model has evolved. Today we are one big swarm of people. — Raimundo Viejo, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain

The beauty of this new formula, and what makes this novel tactic exciting, is its pragmatic simplicity: we talk to each other in various physical gatherings and virtual people's assemblies … we zero in on what our one demand will be, a demand that awakens the imagination and, if achieved, would propel us toward the real democracy of the future … and then we go out and seize a square of singular symbolic significance and put our asses on the line to make it happen...

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That quote makes no sense. Didn't Seattle/Prague/Stop the City/Genoa involve a swarm of people?

The antiglobalization movement was the first step on the road. Back then our model was to attack the system like a pack of wolves. There was an alpha male, a wolf who led the pack, and those who followed behind. Now the model has evolved. Today we are one big swarm of people.

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— Raimundo Viejo, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain

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in particular.

I don't have twitter or facebook so #OccupyLSX https://twitter.com/#!/OccupyLSX and https://www.facebook.com/occupylondon are meaningless for me.
Going to an assembly in Jubilee Park, quite far away, (where in Jubilee Park?, a corner somewhere else?) also seems pretty confused.
No request for borough or smaller local anti-cuts groups to send delegates - meaning 8 pay a tube fare instead of 1 delegate?

I think the quote is trying to appeal to the left/alternative crowd not the general public but, even on those terms, the quote is unclear to me.

Why would any credible protest group invite the fucking troofer loons into the fold?

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ffs.. as i said... dont shoot the messenger.....
I agree with ya as it goes....
looks like theres heaps of #occupy groups popping up all over the UK n Ireland thankfully..... Im just spreading the word.....

Town is now occupied...Police have consented to tonight possibly tomorrow...Three tents...shelter and a place to charge phones...PLEASE COME DOWN TO ABLERT SQUARE; LETS OCCUPY...MANCHESTER IS NOW OCCUPIED...BRING URSELF TO ALBERT SQUARE...BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE...

wrong time of the year to be planning to camp outdoors for a sustained period of time (notwithstanding current peculiar climactic conditions) methinks possibly?!

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where as well, there's barely any open space round there, no toilets etc

not been thought through at all, no attempts to liaise with groups currently active and crap like this unchallenged all over the wall

Remember we have to not let the powers hijack this..they are gonna say we are against capitalism and for socialism and all that kind of bullshit....We got to make it clear we are against the Central banks..the Fed...The RBA...Jp Morgan..etc etc ...all the other wall street scum!!

Remember we have to not let the powers hijack this..they are gonna say we are against capitalism and for socialism and all that kind of bullshit....We got to make it clear we are against the Central banks..the Fed...The RBA...Jp Morgan..etc etc ...all the other wall street scum!!

in fairness someone called multiverse hierophantis did reply to his alex jones link

ALEX JONES is too angry to have my respect or pay attention .....what a brainwash ... the issues go beyond dissolving central banks and fed res ....its time to re-shape society and take it to the next level RE-LOVE-ATION

Why would any credible protest group invite the fucking troofer loons into the fold?

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Im getting info of a heap of UK #occupy events...
What would be the best way to post details rather than clog up this forum.... one #occupyuk events thread???
Manchester started y/day and are encamped in Albert Square at the mo....